Kermes_vermilio

<i>Kermes vermilio</i>

Kermes vermilio

Species of true bug

Kermes vermilio is a species of Kermes which feeds on trees. Some of the species are used by humans to make vermilion; though a mineral form used in many cultures and discovered at a similar time is cinnabar (crystallized HgS, mercury sulfide).[1] For details of further chemical alternatives see vermilion.

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Sister species

Main article: Kermes (insect)

The word (and dye) crimson is a corruption-derivative of kermes – the organism's genus, chiefly referring to its other species.[2]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Eastaugh, Nicholas (2004). Pigment Compendium: A Dictionary of Historical Pigments. Butterworth-Heinemann. p. 211. ISBN 0-7506-5749-9.
  2. [2]
    Naturenet article with images and description of Kermes vermilio and its foodplant


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